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Popsci
popsci.com is the website for Popular Science, a publication focused on communicating science and technology to a broad audience. It covers topics such as research, space, engineering, health, and the environment, typically through news, explainers, and feature articles.
Profile
Founded
1872
Coverage focus
Science and technology reporting with an emphasis on accessible news and explanatory coverage across fields like space, health, engineering, and the environment.
Reputation
It is generally regarded as a long-running mainstream science outlet, with strengths in approachable explanations and occasional criticism common to popular science media around depth and oversimplification in some coverage.
In our corpus
402 articles · 7 Jul → 5 Sept
Domain
Reader notes. Coverage is written for general readers, so technical depth can vary by article. · As with many media sites, some content may include promotional or non-news material; readers should check article labels/sections.
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